I moved this since itinerary questions are usually in “favorite places.” I think it’s a great itinerary — although for the most part you’ve picked very expensive places. Why Zurich?

I love Ljubljana, but it’s pretty small. Are you planning on day trips? I’d spend a full day in Ljubljana and they do an overnight trip to the Lake Bled area or a day trip to Bled and a day trip to Postljana. Look at renting a car to explore outside Ljubljana. While the day trips are doable by public transportation, the logistics are a lot easier with a car.

From a travel standpoint, I think you’ve got too many overnight trains at the beginning. Look for a cheap flight or two. Travel time should be acceptable with the relatively long stays in each city.

Hey, thanks for your reply! I included a long stay in Ljubljana because a friend of mine said that the nightlife was particularly good plus it was to try and recover from the lengthy transport times. However, I didn’t realise it was a small place so I guess I should look into it a bit more. We are paying for a 30-day continuous railcard which is why we are travelling by train but it doesn’t cover the whole trip so I guess we could try some flights and have the railcard kick in at a later date.

I’ve researched the transport from Ljubljana and there aren’t many international destinations that would suit from the direction of Valencia. I believe it is only Zurich and Venice (http://www.slo-zelez…). We’re tied to Valencia because of the music festival in late July.

I’ve also been thinking about scrapping the entire scandinavian part of the trip and perhaps adding a couple of days to some destinations already on the itinerary.

Maybe a dumb question: Why Gothenburg and not stockholm?

Yeah, Stockholm is a lot better than Gothenburg…

been to both, dont miss out on stockholm you wont regret it

Cities and side-trips between Valencia and Ljubljana:

Spain:

• Valencia city and Valencia region (including Costa Blanca: Alicante, Altea, Denia)
• Barcelona and Catalunya region (including Cadaqués, Tarragona, Castelldefels)

France:

• Languedoc-Roussilon region (Carcassonne, Nîmes and Pont du Gard, Sète)
• Marseille and Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur region (Arles, Avignon, Aix, Cannes, Nice, Menton, Grasse, Eze, Antibes and Juan-les-Pins, Roquebrune)

Italy:

• Emilia-Romagna region (Bologna, Ravenna)
• Liguria region (San Remo, Portofino, Cinque Terre Towns: like Vernazza and Corniglia)

stockholm is amazing. don’t skip it….see both!!